UFC legend Henry Cejudo has explained why he understands Arman Tsarukyan being snubbed for a world title shot.<\/p>\n
Right now, Arman Tsarukyan is in a difficult position. While he\u2019s coming off the back of an incredible submission win over Dan Hooker, he wasn\u2019t selected to be part of the UFC interim lightweight title fight at UFC 324. Instead, that honor went to Justin Gaethje and Paddy Pimblett who will battle it out next month.<\/p>\n
RELATED: Islam Makhachev criticizes UFC for refusing to award Arman Tsarukyan the next lightweight title shot<\/a><\/p>\n Tsarukyan, on the other hand, is clearly in the bad books<\/a> with Dana White and the Ultimate Fighting Championship. It\u2019s not clear as to what exactly he needs to do to get out of it, but you\u2019d have to imagine it will involve him fighting at least one more time before getting his shot.<\/p>\n In a recent interview, Henry Cejudo gave his thoughts on the UFC vs Tsarukyan situation.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Henry Cejudo on lightweight title contention says he understands why Dana White didn\u2019t give Arman Tsarukyan a title shot \ud83d\ude2c<\/p>\n \u201cI thought Arman Tsarukyan deserved it. I can see why Dana White and the UFC didn\u2019t give it to him because he didn\u2019t fight when they needed him to. You had\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/5GArrlDpZ5<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Red Corner MMA (@RedCorner_MMA) December 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n Cejudo\u2019s view on Tsarukyan dilemma<\/p>\n \u201cI thought Arman Tsarukyan deserved it,\u201d Cejudo told MMA Arena (h\/t Red Corner MMA). \u201cBut I can see why Dana White and the UFC didn\u2019t give it to him because he didn\u2019t fight when they needed him to. He had the opportunity, so now he says get to the back of the line. If I\u2019m Arman, I\u2019m looking to fight as frequently as I possibly can because you\u2019ve got to get better.\u201d<\/p>\n Quotes via MMA Junkie<\/a><\/p>\n Do you agree? Let us know, BJPENN Nation!<\/p>\n